Synopsis

Classic German silent film directed by Georg W. Pabst. When Thymian (Louise Brooks), the young daughter of chemist Robert Henning (Josef Rovensky), discovers that her father has got their housekeeper Elisabeth (Sybille Schmitz) pregnant, she begins to wonder if she knows who her father really is. When Elisabeth's body is found after an apparent suicide, Thymian seeks refuge in the arms of Robert's assistant Meinert (Fritz Rasp) who takes advantage of her leaving her distraught and with child. After giving up the unwanted baby she falls into a job as a prostitute and starts on a downward spiral to destruction.